The project, entitled "Objective Analysis of Chromosome Banding Patterns," is being funded to develop a more accurate computerized method for chromosome analysis useful in the diagnosis of inherited diseases.

The application of restriction enzyme chromosome banding in veneroids are diverse and this study can constitute a fundamental step for future gene mapping on this commercially important group of bivalves and could offer a new approach to specific problems in veneroid taxonomy and genetics.

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